Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (/ˈjɑːhiə/; born July 15, 1986) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Black Manta in the superhero films Aquaman (2018) and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023), Bobby Seale in the Netflix historical legal drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), and Morpheus / Agent Smith in The Matrix Resurrections (2021). For his portrayal of Cal Abar / Doctor Manhattan in the HBO limited series Watchmen (2019), he won a Primetime Emmy Award. He also starred in episodes of The Handmaid's Tale (2018) and Black Mirror (2019).
He made his Broadway debut in the Suzan-Lori Parks play Topdog/Underdog, for which he received a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play nomination. He portrays the Marvel Comics character Simon Williams / Wonder Man in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Acting
Movie
Aquaman
as David Kane / Black Manta
2018
Movie
The Greatest Showman
as W. D. Wheeler
2017
Movie
Baywatch
as Sgt. Ellerbee
2017
Movie
Us
as Russell Thomas / Weyland
2019
Movie
The Matrix Resurrections
as Morpheus / Agent Smith
2021
TV
Black Mirror
as Karl
2011
Movie
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
as Black Manta
2023
Movie
The Trial of the Chicago 7
as Bobby Seale
2020
TV
The Handmaid's Tale
as Omar
2017
Movie
Ambulance
as Will Sharp
2022
Movie
Candyman
as Anthony McCoy
2021
TV
Watchmen
as Cal Abar
2019
TV
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
TV
Wonder Man
as Simon Williams
2026
Movie
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Duane
2018
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
TV
The Get Down
as Clarence 'Cadillac' Caldwell
2016
Movie
All Day and a Night
as Big Stunna
2020
TV
Man on Fire
as John Creasy
2026
Movie
First Match
as Darrel
2018
TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
TV
The View
as Self
1997
